The Compleat Practice of Men and Women Midwives or The True Manner of Assisting A Woman in Child-Bearing

Paul Portal

Published by The Classics of Obstetrics and Gynecology Library/Gryphon Edition, New York, NY, 1996

About this Item

The Classics of Obstetrics and Gynecology Library/Gryphon Edition, New York. 1996. Hardcover. Facsimile copy of the 1763 original. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. No DJ. Olive Green full leather boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine; gilt decorations on the front and rear boards and spine; three raised bands; gilt-edged textblock; marbled endpapers; satin-ribbon pagemarker sewn in. 267 pp 8vo. Portal was a figure of importance in the history of obstetrics during the late 1600s and early 1700s. This book, written in 1685 and translated to English in 1753 allows the reader, through the chronological presentation of 81 cases spanning nearly twenty years, to look over the shoulder of a highly competent seventeenth-century practitioner as he makes his daily rounds in Paris. A clean pristine copy. Seller Inventory # 010262

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Compleat Practice of Men and Women ...

Publisher: The Classics of Obstetrics and Gynecology Library/Gryphon Edition, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Karen Karnuta

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: Reprint Edition